‘It shouldn’t be set in concrete’:Rooney says FINA’s transgender ban needs regular review

‘It shouldn’t be set in concrete’:Rooney says FINA’s transgender ban needs regular review

Giaan Rooney backs female swimmers who support FINA’s policy excluding trans athletes,but she said much more research is needed.

  • byIain Payten

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From the Archives,1998:Ian Thorpe leads Kuala Lumpur gold rush

From the Archives,1998:Ian Thorpe leads Kuala Lumpur gold rush

In 1998,it was a night of glory for the Australian swim team,winning five gold meals at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games. Ian Thorpe lead the gold rush,taking his fourth in the 400m freestyle and falling agonisingly short of matching one of the greatest world records.

  • byJacquelin Magnay andMichael Cowley
Ian Thorpe hits the water with pals aboard Packer’s gigayacht

Ian Thorpe hits the water with pals aboard Packer’s gigayacht

The hostess with the mostest consoled Olympian Ian Thorpe and friends

  • byLucy Manly
The man who helped Thorpe take his first steps out of the closet

The man who helped Thorpe take his first steps out of the closet

His mysterious death - now the subject of social media conjecture - quickly became a news story largely thanks to his relationship with Thorpe.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Ian Thorpe’s former partner Ryan Channing dies in Bali

Ian Thorpe’s former partner Ryan Channing dies in Bali

The 32-year-old entrepreneur was reportedly taken to hospital in Kuta on May 8.

  • byAngus Dalton
‘Think about our team’:PM pressures moderates as party backs religious laws

‘Think about our team’:PM pressures moderates as party backs religious laws

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has secured majority party room support for religious discrimination laws despite moderate Liberals warning they don’t support them.

  • byLisa Visentin
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Athletes will struggle after Tokyo:Ian Thorpe on why he dived into a new Australian film

Athletes will struggle after Tokyo:Ian Thorpe on why he dived into a new Australian film

The champion swimmer says Streamline shows the individual struggles that even gold medallists go through.

  • byGarry Maddox
Ariarne Titmus fires up to win gold — and,finally,so does Thorpey
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Ariarne Titmus fires up to win gold — and,finally,so does Thorpey

Sure,the 20-year-old’s performance in beating Katie Ledecky was breathtaking,while Dean Boxall’s victory celebration was something special — but Ian Thorpe was the real winner on day three.

  • byAndrew Webster
The Olympic movement want this to be the Gender Games,but they’re struggling to sell it

The Olympic movement want this to be the Gender Games,but they’re struggling to sell it

The International Olympic Committee will have men and women compete alongside each other on the track and the in the pool for the first time. So,what else is next?

  • byAdam Pengilly
Thorpe to swim with Seven for the Olympics

Thorpe to swim with Seven for the Olympics

Officially it is no comment,but Seven is set to snare the champion for its coverage.

  • byStephen Brook andSamantha Hutchinson
'Hanging out a bit':Meet the new man in Ian Thorpe's life
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'Hanging out a bit':Meet the new man in Ian Thorpe's life

A year after Ian Thorpe split from his on-again,off-again boyfriend Ryan Channing,the Olympic swimming legend is on the cusp of a promising new relationship.

  • byLucy Manly